irredeemable
adjective
ir·re·deem·able
ˌir-i-ˈdē-mə-bəl 
1
: not redeemable: such as
a
: not terminable by payment of the principal
irredeemable bond
2
: being beyond remedy : hopeless
irredeemable mistakes
Examples of irredeemable in a Sentence
She does not believe that anyone is completely irredeemable.
Without intervention, the country could fall into irredeemable chaos.
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The characters are not wholly irredeemable, and some do arrive through meditation and self-reflection at meaningful answers about their compulsions, even as others remain unwilling to consider such questions about their motivations (and how their actions affect other people).
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Hannah Giorgis, The Atlantic, 14 Feb. 2025
Court records are replete with judges sentencing people convicted of unquestionably violent crimes to decades in prison while proclaiming that the person before them is heartless, irredeemable, and will forever be a threat to society.
—Steve Zeidman, New York Daily News, 11 Feb. 2025
As some progressives advocate for abandoning Democrats altogether, believing the party is irredeemable and too beholding to wealthy donors over voters, Williamson has consistently tried to work within the party.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 29 Dec. 2024
This big band take of a song already teetering on irredeemable absurdity, wants to be lush and seductive.
—Melissa Ruggieri, USA TODAY, 10 Dec. 2024
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Hannah Giorgis, The Atlantic, 14 Feb. 2025
Court records are replete with judges sentencing people convicted of unquestionably violent crimes to decades in prison while proclaiming that the person before them is heartless, irredeemable, and will forever be a threat to society.
—Steve Zeidman, New York Daily News, 11 Feb. 2025
As some progressives advocate for abandoning Democrats altogether, believing the party is irredeemable and too beholding to wealthy donors over voters, Williamson has consistently tried to work within the party.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 29 Dec. 2024
This big band take of a song already teetering on irredeemable absurdity, wants to be lush and seductive.
—Melissa Ruggieri, USA TODAY, 10 Dec. 2024
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“Irredeemable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/irredeemable. Accessed 1 Mar. 2025.
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irredeemable
adjective
ir·re·deem·able
ˌir-i-ˈdē-mə-bəl
1
: not redeemable
2
: being beyond remedy : hopeless
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